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How auctions work, artists of the collection and what is happening in the art world – notes by the Don Foundation.

Marc Chagall's "Jerusalem Window"
Close-Up · 13.10.2026

Marc Chagall's "Jerusalem Window"

In 1962 Marc Chagall created twelve stained glass windows for the synagogue of Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem, one for each tribe of Israel. They were damaged during the …

David Burliuk, the Father of Russian Futurism
Artist from the Collection · 13.10.2026

David Burliuk, the Father of Russian Futurism

David Burliuk helped found Russian Futurism and co-authored the movement's famous manifesto, "A Slap in the Face of Public Taste." He spent his final decades in America, …

Stolen Cézanne, Renoir and Matisse Found in a TV Box
News from the Art World · 13.10.2026

Stolen Cézanne, Renoir and Matisse Found in a TV Box

On the night of March 23, thieves took three works from a private museum outside Parma in under three minutes. The paintings surfaced again in August, undone by a single …

Yayoi Kusama Has Died
News from the Art World · 13.10.2026

Yayoi Kusama Has Died

Yayoi Kusama, the artist who turned infinity into polka dots, died in a Tokyo hospital on August 14 at the age of 97.

Lucia Laguna Has Died
News from the Art World · 03.10.2026

Lucia Laguna Has Died

Brazilian painter Lucia Laguna, who came to art only after thirty years of teaching, has died at 85.

The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art Has Opened in Los Angeles
News from the Art World · 03.10.2026

The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art Has Opened in Los Angeles

George Lucas has opened a museum in Los Angeles dedicated to the art of visual storytelling.

Hockney's Dachshund Goes to Auction for the First Time
News from the Art World · 02.10.2026

Hockney's Dachshund Goes to Auction for the First Time

Christie's will sell, for the first time, a Hockney painting of his dachshund Stanley, a rarity from the Dog Series.

Dalí and the Cheese That Melted in the Sun
Artist from the Collection · 02.10.2026

Dalí and the Cheese That Melted in the Sun

Legend has it Dalí dreamed up his famous "soft watches" while watching a wheel of Camembert melt in the sun.

Mikhail Shemyakin's "Angels of Death"
Close-Up · 02.10.2026

Mikhail Shemyakin's "Angels of Death"

Eight bronze figures with none of the usual wings or halos – the most valuable single piece in the foundation's collection.

Vladimir Anzelm: coal instead of marble
Artist from the Collection · 11.09.2026

Vladimir Anzelm: coal instead of marble

The artist casts skulls, a heart and a book out of coal and anthracite. The foundation holds five of his objects.

A Picasso printed after Picasso
A Work Up Close · 11.09.2026

A Picasso printed after Picasso

The lithograph Bust of a Woman in a Blue Hat was printed in 1980, seven years after the artist died. What the number 377/500 and Marina Picasso's signature actually mean.

Guggenheim Abu Dhabi Finally Opens
Art world news · 10.09.2026

Guggenheim Abu Dhabi Finally Opens

Frank Gehry’s museum in Abu Dhabi opens on 11 December 2026, two decades after planning began.

A Painting Brought Back to Life
Art world news · 10.09.2026

A Painting Brought Back to Life

A portrait long kept in storage in Vienna has been attributed to Gian Lorenzo Bernini. It goes on public view for the first time in December 2026.

Curiosity of the Month
Art world news · 30.08.2026

Curiosity of the Month

In Milwaukee, a landlord preparing an apartment for rent found a dusty Picasso engraving, "Torero," behind a door. It had gone missing back in 2018 from an appraisal firm…